AI Chief Architect

About Persistent

We are an AI-led, platform-driven Digital Engineering and Enterprise Modernization partner, combining deep technical expertise and industry experience to help our clients anticipate what's next. Our offerings and proven solutions create a unique competitive advantage for our clients by giving them the power to see beyond and rise above. We work with many industry-leading organizations across the world, including 20 Fortune 50 companies and 4 of the 5 top banks in both the US and India, and numerous innovators across the healthcare ecosystem.

Our disruptor's mindset, commitment to client success, and agility to thrive in the dynamic environment have enabled us to sustain our growth momentum. Persistent has been recognized across top industry platforms for innovation, leadership, and inclusion. We reported $1,654.4M FY26 revenue with 17.4% Y-o-Y growth. We have delivered 24 sequential quarters of growth with $436.0M in Q4 FY26 revenue, up 3.2% Q-o-Q and 16.2% Y-o-Y growth. Our 27,500+ global team members, located in 18 countries, have been instrumental in helping the market leaders transform their industries. We have been recognized as the Fastest Growing IT Services Brand Globally in the 2026 Brand Finance IT Services 25 Report. We named a Leader in the Everest Group Private Equity (PE) Services PEAK Matrix Assessment 2026 and Software Product Engineering PEAK Matrix Assessment 2026.

About Position:

We are seeking an experienced AI Chief Architect to define and drive the architecture strategy for next-generation AI-powered platforms, intelligent automation ecosystems, and multi-agent systems. The ideal candidate will be responsible for establishing enterprise-scale AI architecture frameworks, orchestration strategies, governance models, security controls, and integration patterns across distributed environments.

• Role: AI Chief Architect
• Location: Pune
• Experience: 15 to 20 Years
• Job Type: Full Time Employment

What You'll Do:

• Define enterprise-wide target architecture for AI platforms, intelligent orchestration systems, and multi-agent ecosystems.
• Establish architecture blueprints across device, workstation, cloud, edge, and regional deployment layers.
• Define integration contracts, interface specifications, and data models supporting AI-driven environments.
• Design and govern end-to-end orchestration frameworks covering Goal intake, Task planning, DAG orchestration, Service discovery, Agent selection, Intelligent routing, Task execution, Monitoring, Result aggregation.
• Architect scalable multi-agent systems capable of autonomous decision-making and workflow execution.
• Drive AI platform architecture reviews and technical governance processes.
• Establish enterprise architecture principles for Security, Privacy, Trust, Compliance, Resilience, Reliability, Observability, Operational Excellence.
• Define AI governance frameworks, architectural guardrails, and implementation standards.
• Develop strategies for secure communication and coordination among distributed AI agents.
• Create reference architectures for enterprise AI adoption and intelligent automation initiatives.
• Collaborate with engineering, product, security, infrastructure, and business teams to drive architecture alignment.
• Evaluate emerging AI technologies, orchestration frameworks, and automation platforms.
• Lead technical design reviews and architecture decision-making processes.
• Identify architectural risks and implement mitigation strategies.
• Establish delivery readiness frameworks and architectural quality checkpoints.
• Ensure scalability, maintainability, performance, and operational efficiency of AI platforms.
• Drive architecture modernization initiatives across enterprise AI ecosystems.
• Mentor architects, principal engineers, and technical leaders.
• Support strategic customer discussions and executive-level technology engagements.
• Influence long-term AI and technology roadmaps aligned with business objectives.

Expertise You'll Bring:

• 15-20 years of experience in enterprise software architecture, platform architecture, or solution architecture.
• Extensive experience designing large-scale AI, automation, and intelligent workflow platforms.
• Deep expertise in multi-agent architectures and agent orchestration frameworks.
• Strong understanding of autonomous AI systems, reasoning engines, planning systems, and decision intelligence.
• Experience designing AI-powered enterprise platforms and intelligent automation solutions.
• Ability to define architectural patterns for agent communication, coordination, delegation, and execution.
• Proven experience building and governing enterprise orchestration platforms.
• Expertise in workflow orchestration, DAG planning, service orchestration, and intelligent routing frameworks.
• Strong understanding of distributed workflow execution and task lifecycle management.
• Experience designing scalable orchestration frameworks for complex enterprise operations.
• Knowledge of event-driven architectures and asynchronous processing models.
• Strong expertise in enterprise architecture frameworks and methodologies.
• Proven ability to define target-state architectures and transformation roadmaps.
• Experience designing integration frameworks and enterprise-scale architectural blueprints.
• Expertise in API-led architecture and system interoperability.
• Strong understanding of enterprise integration patterns and service-oriented architectures.
• Deep understanding of AI security principles and secure AI system design.
• Experience implementing AI governance frameworks and enterprise compliance controls.
• Expertise in privacy, trust, policy enforcement, and responsible AI practices.
• Knowledge of regulatory requirements and compliance considerations for AI systems.
• Experience defining architectural controls for secure and trustworthy AI adoption.
• Understanding of risk management frameworks for AI and intelligent automation systems.
• Strong experience designing distributed systems and cloud-native platforms.
• Expertise in high-availability, fault-tolerant, and resilient system architectures.
• Experience architecting globally distributed applications and services.
• Strong understanding of scalability, performance optimization, and reliability engineering.
• Ability to balance business requirements with technical constraints and operational needs.
• Experience defining observability architectures and monitoring frameworks.
• Knowledge of telemetry, tracing, logging, alerting, and operational analytics.
• Ability to establish reliability and resilience practices for enterprise platforms.
• Experience driving operational excellence and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Proven success leading architecture practices within large organizations.
• Strong experience mentoring architects, engineering leaders, and technical teams.
• Ability to conduct architecture reviews and enforce governance standards.
• Experience influencing executive stakeholders and driving strategic technology decisions.
• Excellent communication, presentation, and stakeholder management skills.
• Demonstrated ability to align architecture strategy with business goals and enterprise transformation initiatives.

Benefits:

• Competitive salary and benefits package
• Culture focused on talent development with quarterly growth opportunities and company-sponsored higher education and certifications
• Opportunity to work with cutting-edge technologies
• Employee engagement initiatives such as project parties, flexible work hours, and Long Service awards
• Annual health check-ups
• Insurance coverage: group term life, personal accident, and Mediclaim hospitalization for self, spouse, two children, and parents

Values-Driven, People-Centric & Inclusive Work Environment:

Persistent is dedicated to fostering diversity and inclusion in the workplace. We invite applications from all qualified individuals, including those with disabilities, and regardless of gender or gender preference. We welcome diverse candidates from all backgrounds.

• We support hybrid work and flexible hours to fit diverse lifestyles.
• Our office is accessibility-friendly, with ergonomic setups and assistive technologies to support employees with physical disabilities.
• If you are a person with disabilities and have specific requirements, please inform us during the application process or at any time during your employment

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